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DRUMMING COURSE BY
MASSIMO AIELLO
(Thanks
to Alberto and Lorenzo Madini for this translation)
The
primary aim of the course is to deepen and improve the techniques and the base
concepts of various themes of the drums world.
TEACHING PROGRAM
(Last
update: February 1th 2007 - See "
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Speech and preliminary audition also to verify the discipline knowledge level.
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Teaching
Program’s topics are under International Copyright because they are integrant part of the
Book-Method
“METODO COMPLETO PER BATTERIA” * ("COMPLETE RDUM METHOD") Copyright & Printed 2006 by Massimo Aiello |
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*** SETTING *** MOVEMENT CONCEPT FOR
THE SOUND and related exercises among
which: *** BETWEEN
ONOMATOPOEIDICY AND CANTABILITY IN
RUDIMENTS AND GENERALLY RHYTMIC FIGURATIONS and
related exercises among which:
*** MOVEMENT
CONCEPT FOR ACCENTS EXECUTION and
related exercises among which: ....+
some VIDEOS
*** ACCIACCATURAS *** ROLLS |
SETTING ON PEDALS JAZZ INDEPENDENCE ***
*** *** SOUND PHILOSOPHIES OF CRASH CYMBAL AND SIMILARS *** *** *** *** |
PRESENTATION
The Course
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Technical, Philosophical, Practical,
etc. explanation of the Course.
INTRODUCTION
Time – Sound –
Accuracy
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Using
or not the Metronome during the study and the music playing
- Introduction to the Diaphragmatic Breathing and its great use importance playing music and/or in the music in general.
UPPER LIMBS STUDY
SETTING
Timbalistic/Rock and/or Classic/Jazz
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Sticks handling
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pressures of each finger on the stick
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Early movements to align and equilibrate wrists,
fingers and arms
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Some light physical exercises useful for wrists,
for the unloading of the weight from upper limbs to sticks, for the approach to
the psychophysical agility and/or slowness of study and movements (these
concepts are also valid for the lower limbs)
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Correct posture on seat, pedals and instrument
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Basic notions on solid bodies’ resonance physics to comprehend and
control sound as well as possible
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Hands and arms settings and
related basic exercises
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“Standard fulcrum” study
MOVEMENT CONCEPT FOR THE SOUND
and related exercises among which:
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Hands “free fall ” concept
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Hands “speedy raising” concept
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Alternate hands “fall and raising” (mode 1)
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Alternate hands “fall and raising” (mode 2)
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“Condition” concept for studying
the wrist mechanical impulse from his natural equilibrium point
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“Wide
condition” concept for the wrists controlled impulse
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“First
played mode” concept (from the soldiers on horse drum movement…)
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Hands and arms muscles and basic general control (TIME – SOUND – ACCURACY –
FINGERING etc.) development, with the relatives’ techniques
for the two principals settings, among which:
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wristed
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fingered
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rebounded with fingers control
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fingers opening/closing and hand movement, with or not further forearm
movement
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with thumb opening/closing
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Standard
Mode
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Complete
Standard Mode
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Elevated Standard Mode
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Finger Control
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thumb Finger Control
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etc ...
BETWEEN ONOMATOPOEIDICY AND
CANTABILITY
IN RUDIMENTS AND GENERALLY RHYTMIC FIGURATIONS
and
related exercises among which:
Two sounds
concept
and related
exercises
Binding of two and more strokes concept
and related exercises
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Music forms / Music DNA etc…
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Concept
and setting of a Joe Morello (mixed mode 2) international exercise,
very useful for control and sound in the various performance speeds
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Study
of some basic dynamics
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Shifts
and basic interpretations on drum
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Explanation,
study, application and dialogues on some other kinds of systems and concepts on
setting, fulcra, etc…
Concepts and theories on dynamics in the music
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Relativity
of volumes
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Dynamics
exercises among which:
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Relativity
and importance of the “gesture” to control volume and timbre colour
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Relativity
and importance of handling pressure to control volume and timbre colour
Explanation, study, application and dialogues on some other kinds of systems and concepts on music dynamics
MOVEMENT CONCEPT
FOR ACCENTS EXECUTION
and related exercises among which:
....+
some VIDEOS
(5
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5 new)
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on the
two fundamental types of Accents:
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“Normal
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“Sharp
and Strong”
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on the
“Portamento Accent “ (by Massimo Aiello)
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difference
between Accents (3 types) and not accent strokes...
Evolution of a vertically thrown object
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basic
notions on solid bodies movements physics in the air to better comprehend limbs
and solid bodies themselves evolution and to control as well as possible TIME – SOUND – ACCURACY – FINGERING etc…
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various
concepts and “expedients” for the study, useful to address and proceed in the
best way to learn and develop the accents movements (necessary to be able to
play quite fluidly and having a good result) among which:
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“Arm
free fall “ concept
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Acceleration
and return evolution control of a vertically thrown object
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“Arm
free but controlled fall with open hand “ concept with:
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Followed/accompanied
sheet of paper
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Whip-like
movement
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…water
on finger-tips…
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Etc…
Study (in case) of the various difficulty steps
to execute the accents; in order
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TYPE 1: hand accent with rapid return to +/- 90° up
and not (with and without preparation stroke)
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TYPE 2: hand and forearm accent blocking the hand at
“Condition” and not (with and without preparation stroke)
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TYPE 3*: hand and forearm accent, with or without
blocks (with and without preparation stroke)
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TYPE 4*: hand, forearm and arm accent, with study on
complete evolution with or without blocks
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Points 3 and 4 include also accurate study and application of high level
exercises and concept from Enrico
Lucchini’s
method.
Study of the speed development of movements
with all the case’s shrewdnesses
The study of the MOVEMENT CONCEPT FOR ACCENTS EXECUTION can be recapitulated as follows:
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Explanation
of the For types of stroke, or better basic movements typologies on themselves:
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Accented down stroke
(In
English on the international didactics: Downstroke)
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Not accented downstroke
(In
English on the international didactics: Tapstroke)
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Accent’s preparation stroke
(In
English on the international didactics: Upstroke)
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Accented stroke with reload for another accent
(In English on the international didactics: Fullstroke<